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More fresh products under Eroski’s own brand
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski has had more than 500 fresh ‘Eroski Natur’ private label products, and now they will add more fresh products to the selection. All of these products...
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Rewe Group: 100-percent recycled plastic mineral water bottle
The German Rewe Group, in cooperation with the Share brand, is the first retailer in the country to introduce a 100-percent recycled plastic bottle. Share is also Germany’s first manufacturer...
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Waitrose & Partners to stop using disposable plastic bags
From March 2019 Waitrose & Partners will stop using disposable plastic bags. They will be the first retailer in the UK to sell fruits and vegetables in compostable alternatives. With...
Read moreGallicoop opens modern turkey meat packaging plant in Szarvas
Gallicoop Zrt. started production in the company’s new packaging centre in Szarvas, which had been built from a budget of HUF 1.69 billion – 50 percent of this sum was...
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Carlsberg introduces new packaging solution
Danish brewing company Carlsberg is the first in the world to use glue instead of the plastic wrapping that holds together six-packs of cans. The new solution is called ‘snap...
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Uber in talks to buy Deliveroo in Europe
Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to buy food delivery company Deliveroo. The London-based company is worth more than GBP 2 billion. Deliveroo is one of Europe’s biggest startups, which...
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Walmart buys food delivery company Cornershop
Walmart paid USD 225 million for Cornershop, a food delivery company that is active in Chile and Mexico. Walmart is investing a lot of money in the online sales channel...
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Aldi to phase out the plastic packaging of fruits and vegetables
German discounter Aldi is going to introduce a new recyclable packaging for fruits and vegetables. The black plastic trays won’t be used any more. With this step stores will produce...
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Coca-Cola acquires Moxie
Coca-Cola of Northern New England bought Moxie, the official soft drink of the US state of Maine. The popular soft drink brand was launched in 2005 and it will continue...
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Lavazza to acquire Mars Drinks
With this move the Lavazza Group continues its international expansion in important markets (North America, Germany, the UK and France) and strengthens the Lavazza Office Coffee Service (OCS) and drinks...
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Coca-Cola monitors the market of cannabis drinks
As a response to claims made by a report published in the media that they are in talks with Canadian company Aurora Cannabis Inc., Coca-Cola has admitted to monitoring the...
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Carrefour pulls manufacturer brands from four stores
Carrefour removes the products of several manufacturer brands from the shelves of four stores in France. As part of the ‘Carrefour 2022’ transformation plan, the experiment tries to find out...
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Aldi USA: nationwide online delivery service
Aldi expanded its joint pilot programme with Instacart to offer online food delivery for more than 1,800 stores in 35 US states. In addition to this move, Aldi is investing...
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Amazon might be interested in Metro Real
Metro AG plans to sell its struggling hypermarket chain, Real, which consists of 282 stores and employs 34,000 people. Analysts say Metro can get EUR 1 billion if the deal...
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Alibaba to enter the Serbian market already this year
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to launch the Aliplay platform in Serbia already this year – revealed Serbia’s Minister of Trade. The minister already announced back in September 2017 that...
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Walmart targets city locations
Jet.com was acquired by Walmart two years ago. The company now offers a personalised shopping experience, a large selection of local and global brands, and three-hour delivery in New York....
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Auchan testing ‘Scan And Pay’ service in France
Auchan France is testing a digital service that would make it possible for shoppers to use their smartphones for scanning the barcodes of products and paying for them. The service...
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EU gives green light to the P&G-Merck deal
The EU decided that Procter & Gamble (P&G) buying Merck’s consumer health division for EUR 3.4 billion doesn’t break competition law. Thanks to the transaction vitamin brands such as Seven...
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Waitrose & Partners trying out a rapid delivery service
Waitrose & Partners launched the Waitrose Rapid Delivery service in London, offering same day and two-hour delivery to customers. In selected areas 20 products can be ordered from 1,500 for...
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Livestock feeding development project launched in Komárom
Solum Zrt. of Komárom and Adexgo Kft. of Balatonfüred invested HUF 555 million in developing a new animal health, reproductive biology and feeding system. They created an animal feed supplement...
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Gyermelyi builds new pasta factory
Gyermelyi Zrt.’s new pasta factory – built from HUF 7.2 billion – is already in use at the company’s premises. The Hungarian government financed the development project with HUF 2.4...
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A new era in the history of the Borsodi Brewery
This year, the Borsodi Brewery has started two major investments in Bőcs. Thanks to the development of the bottling and box filling line, the capacity of the plant is expected...
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Praktiker modernizes its stores
Praktiker reconsidered the operations of its business units: it unified its sortiment and emphasized the decor and furnishing product range at the 20 DIY stores. The renovation of the small-sized...
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Domestos Power5+ Active Blue Water
Domestos Power5+ Active Blue Water – a new toilet rim block product range. These products create a pleasant scent in the toilet, even between two flushes! With every flush Active Blue...
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Barnängen hand creams
In Sweden Barnängen has been known as an authentic skin care brand for decades. Following the shower gels and body lotions, this September Barnängen is introducing hand creams to the...
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(HU) Detki Cookies cukormentes omlós keksz kétféle ízben: csokidarabos és kakaós csokidarabos
This year’s new products from biscuit company Detki Keksz are two types of soft and chewy biscuits with drops of chocolate in them. The joy is three times bigger in...
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Organic lentil snacks
Those who are sensitive to gluten and vegetarians can also have it as a snack, between two meals or simply because it tastes so good! Size: 60g Contact: Biopont...
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NIVEA Q10 POWER 10 Day Treatment 6,5 ml
Thanks to its extra creatine content, NIVEA Q10 POWER 10 Day Treatment efficiently activates the skin’s natural collagen production, producing a visible anti-wrinkle effect for users. Due to the product’s light...
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Riska Drink&Go drink yoghurt
The brand new Riska products, Zero Drink&Go yogurt drinks have low fat content, but they are rich in fruits and are available in exciting flavour combinations. Lactose-sensitive consumers can also...
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Charming messages on your Moments neapolitan
This year the Moments brand reached another milestone. A brand new, youthful and trendy packaging design targets the younger generations. The new design was prepared with them (too) in mind,...
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